Can remote social contact replace in-person contact to protect mental health among older adults?

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Nov;69(11):3063-3065. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17405. Epub 2021 Aug 11.

Authors

Louise C Hawkley¹, Laura E Finch¹, Ashwin A Kotwal², Linda J Waite^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Academic Research Centers, NORC at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
² Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
³ Department of Sociology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Aged
Depression / psychology*
Electronic Mail / statistics & numerical data
Family / psychology*
Friends / psychology
Humans
Loneliness / psychology*
Mental Health*
Middle Aged
Social Isolation / psychology*
Social Media / statistics & numerical data

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